Managing Director Benelux – Electrical Products (m/f/d) Amsterdam • Mercuri Urval

Your tasks:

• In this role, you will be responsible for the economical result in the Benelux market organization. As the Managing Director, you will increase sales, maximize performance and further develop your business. Furthermore, you will have the power of attorney as well as profit and loss responsibility for the region.
• Moreover, you will oversee the professional and disciplinary employee management, which includes coaching and developing the sales force as well as managing people from other departments, such as controlling and support.
• As the Managing Director, you will be responsible for developing and successfully implementingregional sales and marketing strategies with a strong focus on new customer acquisition. Moreover, you will be managing key accounts and continuously improving the customer service.
• Due to your excellent sales knowledge, you are able to develop and step up pricing strategies. Together with your team, you will develop e-commerce and digitalization channels.
• You will report directly to the Global Vice President Sales and work closely with other stakeholders such as marketing, product management, logistics, controlling and the MDs from other regions.

About you:

• You have a technical or commercial degree and several years of experience in managing sales subsidiaries within the electrical manufacturing industry. Knowledge in electrical engineering, ideally within low and medium voltage, as well as a solid industry network, is a must. 
• Based on your sales experience, you have a great understanding of developing, designing, improving and implementing sales and marketing processes and strategies. 
• You are well-versed in prize competition, market analysisand market trends in the electro-technical field and you can ensure reporting and controlling in all sales processes through the entire organization.
• You are a team player who has great skills in leading and developing a team.
• Due to your innovative and future-oriented way of thinking, you are acquainted with topics such as digitalization and e-commerce.
• You are a conceptual, analytical, strategic, hands-on and customer-oriented manager with a confident manner. Due to your intercultural mindset and managerial skills, you are able to represent the interests of your company. 
• A structured, team-oriented and independent working style as well as fluent language skills in English and Dutch, is a must. German or French as a third language would be an advantage.
  

What our client offers:

• Our client is an innovative, international medium-sized German company in the electrotechnical industry, which belongs to a Swiss business group with more than 1,300 FTEs and a global reach. Benefit directly from its reputation and references.
• A pleasant, collegial and appreciative climate, short decision-making processes and the advantages of a family-run business group await you. 
• You can expect a maximum of creative freedom and the opportunity to contribute your own ideas. As the Managing Director, you communicate with the most important interfaces in the company in order to achieve the best possible result.
• Continuing education and training opportunities, as well as very good company social benefits (company pension, health management, etc.), are offered to you.
• You can expect an attractive and competitive remuneration and a company car for private use.

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Our client is a global operating medium sized company, which is part of a Swiss family-owned business group. The company we are hiring for is developing, manufacturing and selling electrical products such as cable accessories and connection technology solutions into various industries. The organization can best address its customers through its own sales and production locations. A lot of value is placed on a very high level of quality, digitalization and innovation within the firm.
In order to maintain a market-leading position, our client is looking for his sales subsidiary in the Benelux area with its main office in the Netherlands for a well experienced and result driven